Ray Galton and Alan Simpson present, with personal recollections, a comic feast of Hancock’s Half Hour.Yes, it is the very best from the lad himself, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock the 3rd, radio immortal, later of 23, Railway Cuttings, East Cheam.

This special compilation includes the first radio show, The First Night Party, and Hancock’s last BBC television show, The Succession: Son and Heir, aswell as the best possible and funniest moments from programmes such as The Ladies Man, The Wild Man from the Woods, Weekend Afternoon in the home, The Emigrant, The Bowmans, and, of course, The Blood Donor.

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s marvellous scripts provided the perfect platform for one of our greatest comedians. With his impeccable timing and brilliantly subtle shifts in intonation, Tony Hancock could make sound photos that bore the unmistakable hallmark of the genius.

Enjoy that Genius again within this celebration of the very best of Hancock’s Half Hour.

Don’t miss any kind of episodes of Hancock’s Half Hour.

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